roamerr said: Utilitech Batteries are bad from my experience. Lasted approx 1/3 the time of an energizer...yet only 1/4 the price!

khmer6

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 8:29p

i usually buy a brick of batteries every black friday. and this will be no exception. decent enough batteries and plenty of others can vouche.

MeIsCheap

Nerdy Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 9:35p

I think the 24 AA /24 AAA Rayovac pack @ HomeDepot for $7.88 is the better buy, if you have a need for AAA. There is also a $1.75 off 2 @ coupons.com

russellt

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 10:01p

At 12 cents per battery these are great. I buy bricks at 23 cents each on a regular basis. I'm going to buy 13 of these and use a $10 off $50 coupon for a cost of 10 cents each and I eon't buy any more AA's dor years. (they have a 7 year shelf life)

Just picked some up and installed.. Working just fine for the price.. Thanks.. Russ ... What 10$ code you using ? I may just do that too..

djHobbes

Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 10:29p

Is it the same price if I bought these in the store?

sportsfan64

Senior Member - 1K

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 10:31p

djHobbes said: Is it the same price if I bought these in the store?

Yep, 4 bucks. I got some yesterday. Price is good until Monday.

peas

Thrifty Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 10:47p

russellt said: At 12 cents per battery these are great. I buy bricks at 23 cents each on a regular basis. I'm going to buy 13 of these and use a $10 off $50 coupon for a cost of 10 cents each and I eon't buy any more AA's dor years. (they have a 7 year shelf life)

My price point for alkaline AA batteries is below 25 cents is a good.Crunching the numbers, it's more economical to use the low-self-discharge Eneloops. They're rated for 1500 charges and retain their charge up to 3 years. At $1.60 per cell, charging them just 10 times brings the cost per use to 16 cents. 100 charges takes it down to 1.6 cents, and if you live long enough to get 1000 charges it's down to 0.16 cents. It really doesn't make financial sense to hoard throw-aways anymore unless you're putting them in gifts to give away. Rechargeables got a bad rap years ago for not holding charge in storage and having the "memory effect", but Eneloops have completely changed the ballgame.

ilikechickentacos

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 10:51p

kumarsrin said: Haven't heard about this brand. Will it be a safe buy? I am worried if they may leak or even explode. Someone knowledgable please help me.Overthink things much? You better not go outside either, I heard the sky is falling...

mrhalliday

Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 11:05p

... iof you are going big on this one,there are 10% off codes on the SD thread.

lolynn2

Member

posted: Nov. 24, 2012 @ 11:47p

kumarsrin said: Haven't heard about this brand. Will it be a safe buy? I am worried if they may leak or even explode. Someone knowledgable please help me.I wouldn't take a chance on these no-name batteries. I got a great deal on several hundred last year of a different no-name brand, and they leaked within a month in my closet. The acid got on everything that surrounded the bag containing the batteries. (I never knew batteries would leak that much!) I will only buy name brand now.

kumarsrin

New Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 12:19a

I was Just voicing my thoughts and was asking for suggestions. I don't want to get in to any arguments here. Is it wrong even to check out with some one knowledgable. Is this the importance we give to consumer awareness in this country or just the herd mentality towards anything and everything cheap? Either way, I think we should ask more and learn from others. I was asking for suggestions, not criticisms. If you want to criticize look for someone else.

kumarsrin

New Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 12:24a

The above response was only to ilikechickentacos. Thanks to others for the information shared.

Trickracen

Greedy Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 4:22a

kumarsrin said: Haven't heard about this brand. Will it be a safe buy? I am worried if they may leak or even explode. Someone knowledgable please help me.You are absolutely right, these things do explode. They are made by the taliban

shprgrl

Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 6:52a

in 4 a few Was waiting for this deal again. Bought last year. good deal. Thanks for posting

qalam

Happy Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 7:46a

Was about to jump into my car and drive 12 miles to go get one when I realized that aftera round trip I will use a gallon of gas and when it is all said and done, I have spent $3.6 for gas, $4 for batteries and time.

Here Home depots every 2 miles but Lowes you gotta drive compared to some places in east coast.

PugRanch

Happy Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 8:31a

10% code: 470218415921370

YMMV

pjrxj

Broke Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 10:49a

I use these and other cheap brands for remotes and kid toys. The remotes don't use that much power and the kids usually leave their toys on draining the batteries anyway.

soxfan2004

Broke Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 11:19a

PugRanch said: 10% code: 470218415921370

YMMV

10% worked for me. TY PugRanch and TY OP. Also used my Lowe's Credit Card for an additional 5% off. Total after tax was $7.32

ultrabestcookinworld

New Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 11:25a

As my wife says, 'They are good enough for the kids to put in their *INSERT NAME OF ELECTRONIC TOY* and leave on all night."

They definitely don't last as long as the brand name batteries, but they make up for that fact in cost! I usually purchase a few of these packs to get me through the year...

KillerJello

New Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 6:44p

Sweet deal! Def will pick up a few.

FranksandBeans

Happy Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 6:50p

roamerr said: Utilitech Batteries are bad from my experience. Lasted approx 1/3 the time of an energizer...

I think it depends a lot on the device. In low drain stuff they are much better than 1/3. Prolly 60-70% in things like mice or clocks.

After 1 year I'm at the end of my 2nd box and have never had an issue with extremely short life or leaking of any sort.

taz112576

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 25, 2012 @ 7:45p

I bought two different packs of these a while back...9 volts and AA both leaked and the caps on the 9 volts fell off of the batteries before they even got used.

str8shot

Senior Member

posted: Nov. 26, 2012 @ 1:23p

These made in China batteries would be overpriced at any price. They not only won't last as long but will not provide the performance new of made in the USA batteries such as Ray-O-Vac and Duracell. Ray-O-Vac batteries in particular are a good value and often go on sale in home improvment stores.

djHobbes

Member

posted: Nov. 26, 2012 @ 2:43p

Picked up two boxes with my 10% off for military discount.

TheNewbGuy

Member

posted: Dec. 6, 2012 @ 5:03p

I'm not a huge fan of alkalines, but its good to have around. Thanks OP.

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